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Naira

Business

Naira crumbles to Dollar again at Investors, Exporters window

The Naira lost by 1.26 per cent when compared with N768.16 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday.
Babatunde

Metro

Bizarre! Ogun man Shodola beheads Octogenarian, shot dead by police

Shodola also ended up dead as he was said to have violently resisted arrest and attacked police officers with a…
University of Lagos, UNILAG, unveils activities and programmes for its 54th Convocation to be held from January 10 to January 19

News, Top Stories

Economic hardship: UNILAG outrageously increases school fees by 400 percent

For returning undergraduates, those offering courses without laboratory/studio facilities will pay N100,750, while approved charges for course with laboratory/studio is…
Ibori

News, Top Stories

I’ll be mad man if I don’t contest order confiscating my $130m at UK’s Appeal Court – Ibori

Judge David Tomlinson of Southwark Crown Court in London had on Friday ordered the confiscation of £101.5 million pounds ($130.34…

Metro

Benue saves N1.2bn from ghost workers, uncovers ghost schools

Alia said the government saved the amount from the first phase of verification of primary and secondary school teachers as…
Nigerian youths hail Kyari’s transparency drive, beg Nigerians to be patient

Business, Headlines

NNPCL remits N123bn into Federation Account after exiting fuel subsidy shackles

The remittance is coming barely two months after the NNPC exited the fuel subsidy shackle following the removal by President…
Tinubu assents to Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill

Opinion

Tinubu’s War against Hunger

Nigeria is a country that has been dependent on oil for much of its 62 years as an independent nation.…
God is angry with Nigeria - Ex-Lagos Deputy Gov, Ojikutu 

Headlines, News

God is angry with Nigeria – Ex-Lagos Deputy Gov, Ojikutu 

Ojikutu, in a statement called on Nigerians to turn to God sincerely, saying corruption, insecurity and economic problems people are…
GEno

Metro

IGP urged to probe WAEC officials over Gov. Eno’s certificate

NCJDD in a statement issued at the end of the conference, alleged that some WAEC officials in Nigeria are preventing…
Kyari: CUPP, a political mediocre tool, toothless bulldog - Group

Metro

Kyari: CUPP, a political mediocre tool, toothless bulldog – NTGG

But, NTGG, in a statement co-signed by its national coordinator, Friday Imoni and national secretary, Gana Alkali, on Thursday said…
FG shuts down Eko Bridge and Ramps for eight weeks spanning Friday, Sept. 20, by 7.00 a.m., through Nov. 20 for asphalt resurfacing work.

Metro

Plan your movement: Lagos announces closure of popular bridge for 40 days

Toriola said the closure was as a result of the damage noticed on some parts of the bridge structures which…
Lagos advocates willful compliance to physical planning development laws

Metro

Lagos advocates willful compliance to physical planning development laws

Oki stated that the exercise which held simultaneously across all the 20 local government areas of the State was organized…
Naira

Business

Naira posts big gain against Dollar at Investors, Exporters window

The Naira gained by 3.22 per cent when compared with N793.70 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday.
Lagos to host Circular Economy Hotspot 2023

Metro

Lagos to host Circular Economy Hotspot 2023

Gaji said since the roundtable, citizens and businesses had continued the conversation on how to utilise the waste and resources…
 ATM Networks decries high cost of treatment for HIV, Malaria, TB at PHCs

Metro

 ATM Networks decries high cost of treatment for HIV, Malaria, TB at PHCs

Akinpelu lamented that many individuals affected by these diseases were unable to afford the necessary medications, diagnostics test and supportive…
UCH resident doctors begins three-week strike

Metro

UCH resident doctors begin three-week strike

Ogundipe said the members were employed at UCH in May and were yet to be captured on the Integrated Payroll…
The Mayor of Atlanta proclaims November 18 ‘Davido Day’(Photo)

Entertainment

Davido donates N237 million to Orphanage homes

Davido disclosed this through his social media handle on Thursday, saying that he had always wanted to use his platform…
Kuda reaches six-million customer sign-up milestone

Business

Kuda reaches six-million customer sign-up milestone

Announcing the landmark achievement in a statement, Group CEO/Founder, Kuda Technologies Limited, Babs Ogundeyi expressed excitement over the recent milepost,…
Oyo govt disowns N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund approved by Gov. Seyi Makinde for residents of the state as being peddled on social media.

News

Makinde appoints Owoseni, others Special Advisers, Internal Revenue Board chair

This is as the governor reappointed a retired Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Mr. Segun Adegoke, as the Special Adviser on…
NEC endorses mass deployment of CNG powered vehicles to all States for public transportation to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal

Business, Top Stories

Moment Shettima presided over NEC meeting amidst furore over fuel hike, hardship (Photos)

Further increase in the price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) is eliciting anger in the land, with lots of Nigerians…
NNPCL

Business

NNPCL, UTMOL sign historic agreement to further drive down cost of cooking gas

The signing ceremony which took place at the NNPCL corporate headquarters in Abuja is a collaborative effort between the two…

Metro

Shehu of Borno calls for special prayers for rain

A tweet by NTA News on Thursday said: "Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi directs Friday prayer and…
New Zealand shock Norway in Women's World Cup opener

Football

New Zealand shock Norway in Women’s World Cup opener

Hannah Wilkinson, 31, who plies her trade for Melbourne City, scored the only goal of the match for the co-host…
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Livestock Development issues alert on the outbreak of Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, at a farm in Zamfara State.

Metro

Anthrax: Enugu Govt urges residents not to panic

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by a spore-forming bacterium, which mainly affects animals.
INEC

Headlines, News

House of Reps urges Tinubu to lift embargo on recruitment in Govt agencies 

Moving the motion earlier, Waive said that the immediate past administration placed a ban on employment in agencies of the…
Umar Bago

Metro

Gov. Bago sacks revenue contractors in Niger

Bago said the disengagement is aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability and efficiency in revenue enforcement and collection in the state.
Police

Metro

Gun-battle in Imo: Vigilante shot dead, as police foil attack on traditional ruler

The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said a local security operative died…
Kano government denies giving directives to the state police Command to ban durbar in the state during Eid-el-Kabir festivities.

News

Yusuf appoints heads of boards, agencies in health sector

Those appointed are: Dr. Mansur Mudi Nagoda, Executive Secretary, Hospital Management Board (HMB); Dr. Nasir Mahmoud, Executive Secretary, Kano State…
Anthrax: Ekiti warns residents against risky consumption of ”ponmo,” bush meat

Metro

Anthrax: Ekiti warns residents against risky consumption of ”ponmo,” bush meat

The government also describes Anthrax as a serious disease that affects both animals and humans (Zoonotic), which presents flu-like symptoms,…
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

Metro

FG’s confusing policies make it impossible to repair federal roads in Edo – Obaseki

Obaseki also lamented that Edo people are being unfairly treated by the Federal Government "probably because of their political stance".